{"id":7020,"date":"2026-07-15T22:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7020"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:18:23","slug":"new-pokemon-winds-waves-price-leak-is-another-punch-in-the-gut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7020","title":{"rendered":"New Pok\u00e9mon Winds &#038; Waves Price Leak Is Another Punch In The Gut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>There has been another leak about <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/video-game\/pokemon-winds-and-waves\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves<\/em><\/strong><\/a> that suggests the Generation 10 games will, indeed, get a price hike, which will be a brutal punch in the gut for players. There has been some debate regarding the pricing for the next couple of games. In May, there was a leak about the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/pokemon-winds-waves-preorder-price-reactions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves<\/em> pre-order prices<\/a>, which had appeared costing \u20ac79.99 in a listing on Amazon Germany, which may translate to $79.99 USD \u2013 or, at least, that is what players are speculating.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>There has been a new update on the matter. A post made by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CentroLeaks\/status\/2075757552072073637\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Centro Leaks<\/a> on X highlights that a lot of underrated information about the franchise has leaked. The leak suggests that The Pok\u00e9mon Company has been wanting to push for a price increase for <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games beyond the $60 price range since Gen 8\u2019s <em>Sword and Shield<\/em>, which were released in 2019. According to the post, this wasn\u2019t possible at the time because the increased prices hadn\u2019t been standardized in North America.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pokemon Winds &amp; Waves Starters\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The confirmation that the company has wanted to increase prices for some time is daunting news, especially in light of what is currently happening in the industry. Players are speculating a <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/pokemon-winds-waves-price-update-nintendo-direct\/\" target=\"_blank\">price update for <em>Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves<\/em><\/a> thanks to the latest Nintendo Direct event, which confirmed that pricier games are now standard for Nintendo Switch 2 games. The pre-orders for the physical edition of <em>Fire Emblem: Fortune&#8217;s Weave<\/em> are priced at $80.<\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-switch-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Store<\/a>, the game\u2019s digital version costs $69.99 \u2013 essentially a $70 price tag. It\u2019s been confirmed that Winds and Waves will be an <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/nintendo-switch-2-free-demo-yoshi-mysterious-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">exclusive release for Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> consoles, meaning it won\u2019t be available for the past-generation hardware. This adds to the credibility that the company will, in fact, increase the prices for the upcoming Gen 10 <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> games, and that may be the standard moving forward. On top of all that, there is yet another reason to believe this will happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image shows the trainer from Pokemon Winds and Waves\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/l8abdfhbjcxxdr64qfxkjv.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Outside of Nintendo, game prices are already confirmed to be increasing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/gta-6-pre-order-bonuses-officially-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\">prices for <em>GTA 6<\/em><\/a> have been officially confirmed by Rockstar, and the standard edition alone will run for $79.99 \u2013 effectively, a $80 price tag. This new price standard will inevitably move other companies to start increasing their price tags for AAA productions, too. If The Pok\u00e9mon Company was waiting for a standardization for increased prices across the industry to make its move, it just got it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, for now, this is all unconfirmed, as the company has yet to open the pre-order period for the games, revealing their price tag. It may take a while longer, as the Gen 10 games are slated to arrive in 2027. Even so, it\u2019d be best for players waiting for <em>Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves<\/em> to start saving money, because everything points to these being more expensive than usual.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"dc81-405f-b66ea8da5d23\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img  has-image-group\" data-stnl=\"%7B%22category%22%3A%22Click%20Interactions%22%2C%22name%22%3A%22Display%20Card%22%2C%22action%22%3A%22Fullscreen%20Image%20Load%22%2C%22once%22%3Atrue%7D\" data-stnl-group-once=\"ds0DxaWLem\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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